ArticleEuropean radiology2019
Effect of training on ultrasonography (US) BI-RADS features for radiology residents: a multicenter study comparing performances after training.
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- Improving breast ultrasonography education: the impact of AI-based decision support on the performance of non-specialist medical professionals.Ultrasonography (Seoul, Korea) · 2025Article
- The application of computer-aided diagnosis in Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System ultrasound training for residents-a randomized controlled study.Translational cancer research · 2024Article
- Breast ultrasound in Chinese hospitals: A cross-sectional study of the current status and influencing factors of BI-RADS utilization and diagnostic accuracy.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2022Article
- Deep learning based on ultrasound images assists breast lesion diagnosis in China: a multicenter diagnostic study.Insights into imaging · 2022Article
- Structured reporting in radiologic education - Potential of different PI-RADS versions in prostate MRI controlled by in-bore MR-guided biopsies.The British journal of radiology · 2022Article
- Can Pre-biopsy Second-Look Breast Ultrasound Affect Clinical Management? Experience From a Single Tertiary Hospital.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Impact of double reading on NI-RADS diagnostic accuracy in reporting oral squamous cell carcinoma surveillance imaging - a single-center study.Dento maxillo facial radiology · 2022Article
- S-Detect characterization of focal solid breast lesions: a prospective analysis of inter-reader agreement for US BI-RADS descriptors.Journal of ultrasound · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate the effect of training radiology residents on breast ultrasonography (US) according to the Breast Imaging Reporting And Data System (BI-RADS) and the factors that influence the training effect.
methodsThis multicenter, prospective study was approved by eight institutional review boards. From September 2013 to July 2014, 248 breast masses in 227 women were included for US image acquisition. Representative B-mode and video images of the breast masses were recorded, among which 54 cases were included in the education set and 66 in the test set. Sixty-one radiology residents scheduled for breast imaging training individually reviewed the test set, immediately before, 1 month after, and 6 months after training. Diagnostic performances and US descriptors of the residents were evaluated and compared against those of expert radiologists.
resultsAgreements between residents and experienced radiologists showed improvement after training, while agreements between post-training and post-6-month training descriptors did not show significant differences (all p > 0.05, respectively). Sensitivity, negative predictive value (NPV), and AUC were significantly improved for residents post-training and post-6-month training (all p < 0.05), while approximating the performances of expert radiologists except for AUC (0.836, 0.840, and 0.908, respectively, p < 0.05). Low levels of pre-training AUC, total number of breast US examinations, and the number of sessions per week that residents were involved in were factors influencing the improvement of AUC.
conclusionTraining using education material dedicated for breast US imaging effectively improved the diagnostic performances of radiology residents and agreements with experienced radiologists on US BI-RADS features. KEY POINTS: • Agreements on lesion descriptors between residents and experienced radiologists showed improvement after training, regardless of test point. • Sensitivity, NPV, and AUC were significantly improved for residents in post-training and post-6-month training (all p < 0.05). • Low levels of pre-training AUC, total number of breast US examinations, and the number of sessions per week that residents were involved in were factors influencing the improvement of AUC.
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